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The front of a former fire station converted to Johnny McCracken's Celtic Firehouse Pub

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 11, 2024

History and Friends are Made at Johnnie MacCracken’s Celtic Firehouse Pub

Photo by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Sometimes, you just want to hang out with friends at a local spot…

Announcement for the Mountain to River Trailfest to be held Saturday May 11

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community May 9, 2024

Marietta Arts Council Presents M2R Trailfest 2024

Image above provided by the Marietta Arts Council [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Many busy bees were buzzing on the M2R trail…

Dungeons and Dragons equipment including dice skull sword hat

Geek culture February 16, 2024

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves coming to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The City of Marietta seems to be doubling down on its commitment to being a geek-culture-friendly community. First, the theme of this year’s Marietta the Gathering festival is “celebrating Geek…

A painting of a man in a white smock holding a glass of red wine

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community February 9, 2024

The Butcher on Whitlock: Quality, Convenience and Customer Focused

Image from a painting at the Butcher on Whitlock: used with permission of owner [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I heard a…

Cobb County History December 16, 2023

The automobile comes to Cobb County, but on rough roads

[This is republication of an article originally published in the Courier in June of 2017 edited and slightly expanded] If the first owners of automobiles in Cobb County wanted to…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta December 16, 2023

Marietta’s Lemon Street Classic honors the city’s historic Black neighborhood and school

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the 4th annual Lemon Street Classic will be held on December 21, 22 and 23, 2023. The event features three days…

A photo of a 1918 newspaper with the headline Alabama Bound Today: Atlanta to Borden Wheeler

From the Editor December 9, 2023

When automobiles were an adventure: a 1918 excursion through Cobb County

by Larry Felton Johnson Reading old newspapers has always been an interest of mine, and with the development of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website I’ve been like a kid in…

History November 23, 2023

Grave robbery in Cobb County: 1879

Throughout the early years of medical education schools in need of cadavers would often resort to the illegal service of grave robbers, also called “body snatchers.” The most well-known case…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Georgia November 1, 2023

Georgia AG Carr issues statement on convictions in Marietta drive-by shooting case

The office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following statement about the convictions in a gang-related drive-by shooting in Marietta: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Nicholas…

Transportation October 20, 2023

Alternating lane closure on Dallas Highway in Cobb County to last through the weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on Dallas Highway beginning Friday evening, October 20, and lasting until Monday morning. The GDOT press release described the scope and…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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